CRUISIN
RECORDS

 Independent label: Cruisin Records Was A Sub-Label Of Lightning And Old Gold Records. The late '70s saw a vogue for coloured vinyl, shaped records - the first 'non-round' single, Richard Myhill's 'It Takes Two To Tango' (Mercury / Utopia, TANGO-1) got into the Top 20 in 1978 largely on its novelty value - and latterly picture discs.  The first picture disc to come out was, 'My Best Friend's Girl' by the Cars (Elektra, K-12301), which charted in that same year. In July 1979 Lightning Records issued ten singles in picture disc form under the 'Cruisin' banner; these had catalogue numbers from Lightning's 'Old Gold' series, but there was no reference to Old Gold on the records. The matrix numbers had an extra 'P' in them, as in 'LIG 9015 P', which was lacking in those of the standard vinyl versions. The 'A' sides ('Nearsides') were of a standard design, while the 'B' sides ('Offsides') featured pictures of different classic cars.  The music consisted of a selection of popular songs from the Rock 'n' Roll era, by the likes of the Everly Brothers and The Drifters.  Pressing was by Damont, Distribution by WEA. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

  
  
  
  

79	Chris Montez / Lonnie Mack	Let's Dance / Memphis	CRUISIN	LIG	9011
79	Lester Kitty / The Casinos	Love Letters / Then You Can Tell Me	CRUISIN	LIG	9012
79	Del Vikings	Come Go With Me / Whispering Bells	CRUISIN	LIG	9013
79	Drifters	Save The Last Dance For Me / When My Little Girl Is Smiling	CRUISIN	LIG	9014
79	Teddy Bears, The / Jody Reynolds	To Know Him Is To Love Him / Endless Sleep	CRUISIN	LIG	9015
79	Johnny Tillotson	Poetry In Motion / Princess, Princess	CRUISIN	LIG	9016
79	Bobby Darin	Dream Lover/Mack The Knife	CRUISIN	LIG	9017
79	Everly Brothers	Bird Dog / Devoted To You	CRUISIN	LIG	9018
79	Earls / Billy Bland	Remember Then / Let The Little Girl Dance	CRUISIN	LIG	9019
79	Jewel Akens / Fendermen	The Birds And The Bees / Mule Skinner Blues	CRUISIN	LIG	9020